Chapter Six
"Don't worry, Aunt Stephanie," Mary Alice stated solemnly, "I'll be all right. Watch me fly!"
And then she jumped!
I screamed and sagged to my knees, my fists clenched in agony. How could this be?
George stopped talking into the phone, looked at me a moment, then keeled over in a dead faint!
I ran to him and grabbed the phone, kicking him a few times as I yelled at Ranger to send an ambulance for Mary Alice.
I didn't want her to be hurt, but three freaking stories seemed way too far to fall.
Forcing myself to look, I ran to the edge and leaned over the ledge right where she had jumped.
Lula stood on the ground under me, waving at me.
Right next to her stood Mary Alice!
There was a huge white sheet on the ground next to Mary Alice.
She pointed to it and yelled up to me, "See Aunt Stephanie, I told you I'd be ok!"
A group of people stood with them and they were all laughing and clapping each other on the back. It looked like the party had started without me. There were several people from my apartment complex there, hugging Mary Alice. Obviously, she'd had a lot of help with her flying escapade.
The ambulance arrived, sirens flashing that wonderful color red! Police cars were lined up and down the street and Ranger stood by a flowering pear tree, his cell phone to his ear. He saluted me when he saw me looking his way. I gave a tiny wave back! I was sure I saw him mouth the word, "Babe".
I couldn't hear all they were saying what with the ruckus going on, but I felt a bit faint myself!
Next thing I knew, I felt arms going around me.
I turned and looked at Joe Morelli. He dragged me to him and kissed me hard.
The helicopter was already leaving and Gazarra was assisting the ambulance EMT's with their prisoner patient, George E Porshee.
Seeing Joe kiss me, the guys began to chant, reciting the poem about Georgy Porgy kissing the girls and making them cry.
Was I crying? If so, they were all happy tears.
And, it was all due to that glorious color RED!
The End